Few Salary Increases Granted by Court in Grayson County
Grayson County commissioners approve 1937 salary bill totaling 96 035 with small raises for E A Miller county school superintendent from 2800 to 3300 and H M Scott to 225 per month. Several officials receive modest hikes while others face reductions or flat pay. The plan includes a cap of 4750 for six officers and preserves key deputy and clerk salaries.
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Sherman Democrat
Grayson County
Commissioners’ Court
E. A. Miller
H. M. Scott
A. E. Whiteacre
O. C. Hill
L. W. Stallings
Will Garner
Collier Yeaury
Tax Department
Denison
Barrett
Weldon Williams
Elmer Fortner
Mabel Denny
Loy
Nat B. Birge
Cliff Huggins
Ralph Elliott
Fred Wilson
Slagle
R. B. Caraway
W. R. Henderson
Raymond Steed
Benton Davis
Will E. May
J. C. Evridge
Roy McDaniel
John Bass
L. B. Shipp
Wesley Barnhill
W. V. Graham
Jim Messick
Lena Harwood
Miller
Eunice King
Ed Durrett
Edna Crutchfield
B. F. Gray
Dave Dogget
Anna Doggett
Movies and Radio Make Kids Wise Guys, Author Says
INDIANAPOLIS Today s little boys are wise guys Booth Tarkington glorifier of the little boy of an other generation said today He explained it is environment that makes them that way The author of Penrod and Sam noted today s children see scenes and sounds from movies and radio that Penrod and Sam could scarcely imagine He warned of Bingism the itch to possess a gun and said They re born savages yet civilized then slide back into barbarianism The Tarkingtons have no children A brief domestic note closes with a postal joke about sticking a postage stamp on an envelope
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Indianapolis
Booth Tarkington
Penrod
Sam
Mr. Tarkington
Tarkingtons
Legislators Rise and Clash Over State Debt
The piece reflects on the 45th Legislature convening on January 12, praising Speaker Robert Calvert for his earnest, if understated, leadership. It notes the diverse, crowded male ranks, questions the deficit and calls for fiscal restraint, warning that debt threatens the state’s future.
Explaining It Mother What Does D Stand For Report Card
A child asks what the D on a report card means and the reply humorously assigns D as Dandy. The exchange shows a playful misunderstanding between parent and child, highlighting school report card moments.
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Billy
Texas University Students Earn Way Through School
A UT registrar report shows 55 percent of the student body or 4604 students earned all or part of their expenses for the 1935-36 session. Men led with 69.1 percent working. 691 women also worked. Medical Branch in Galveston had 47 students (13.1 percent) earning all and 113 (31.6 percent) contributing part of their expenses.
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Austin
University of Texas
Galveston
Warning Aunt Prudence in Loud Speaker Advice
An old note warns Mary to stay away from a loud speaker after Aunt Prudence mentions the announcer sounds sick. The fragment hints at a household or community broadcast context with a joking caution.
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Prudence
Mary
The Truth Teacher Examines an Angry Moment
Johnny bursts into class breathless after a sprint, asking what excuse he has for being irate. He explains he ran so fast he had no time to think of one, revealing a moment of pressure and quick wit in a classroom exchange.
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Teacher
Johnny
Death slang through two centuries from Dr Louise Pound
Lincoln Nebraska English professor Dr Louise Pound catalogs slang for death from the past two centuries. She notes speakers avoid the word death, using phrases like the lamp of life flickered out and they rubbed him out. She lists terms such as gone west and fallen, along with coffin as wooden overcoat and cemetery as underground jungle.
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Lincoln, Neb
Louise Pound
University of Nebraska
When Women Need Cardui for Strength and Comfort
An old advertisement promotes Cardui for women lacking strength and appetite. It claims Cardui boosts nourishment by improving digestion, restoring energy, and easing aches, pains, and nervousness as women regain vigor.
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Cardus
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